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About Dharmiwal Village

Dharmiwal is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 263 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmiwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmiwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144703
Area (hectares) 136.78 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 263
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharmiwal compares

By the 2011 count Dharmiwal is the 116th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 136.78 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Dharmiwal

Dharmiwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharmiwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharmiwal from other places

Dharmiwal lies about 37 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, about 8.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dharmiwal
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Malsian Shahkot 8.6 km
Nearest town Nakodar 13 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 37 km

Villages closest to Dharmiwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkot tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dharmiwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmiwal village had a population of 522. That makes it the 116th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Dharmiwal village has 263 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmiwal has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Dharmiwal is 144703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmiwal covers 136.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharmiwal falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dharmiwal is Malsian Shahkot, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharmiwal.

Dharmiwal is about 37 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmiwal is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shahkot is about 6.8 km away. Malsian Shahkot is about 8.6 km away. Nakodar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gehlan (1.8 km), Parjian Kalan (1.9 km) and Bagga (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dharmiwal today is likely to be higher.

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